Sentences with phrase «blocked cell fusion»
Antibodies to fusin blocked cell fusion and infection with normal CD4 - positive human target cells.
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Introducing substances into the postsynaptic cell that block membrane fusion at a number of different steps reduced LTP.
If HAP2 functioned like a viral fusion protein, Snell reasoned, then disrupting HAP2's fusion loop should block its ability to fuse sex cells.
«Developing a vaccine that blocks the fusion of Plasmodium sex cells would be a huge step forward,» Snell said, noting that Plasmodium has a complex life cycle that depends on both mosquito and human hosts.